In this Fantasy Grounds Unity Tutorial, I will look at how to upload, prep and share a map. Having a great map for your combat sessions really helps with player engagement. Check it out!

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TIMELINE

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:13 Guidelines on how best to prepare your map for use in Fantasy Grounds Unity
• 04:54 How to upload a map into Fantasy Grounds Unity
• 06:16 How to position and navigate around your map once it is open on your Fantasy Grounds Unity window
• 08:55 How to place a grid on a gridless map in Fantasy Grounds Unity
• 11:55 How to place a grid on a gridded map in Fantasy Grounds Unity
• 17:30 How to share your map with your players in Fantasy Grounds Unity
• 20:36 Closing

SHOW NOTES

• Link to the information on properly preparing images from the Fantasy Grounds Unity Wiki – Developer Guide – https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGCP/pages/2037547009/Developer+Guide+-+Product+Guidelines

• Link to the information on image optimization and sizing suggestions from the Fantasy Grounds Forum post made by Laerun of the Fantasy Grounds Academy – https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?80115-Image-and-Map-sizing-suggestions

• The map used in the segment was created using Inkarnate. The map was cloned from the “Smuggler’s Bridge” image by Mati and altered by myself. – https://inkarnate.com/

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